Ilia II

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Eastern Orthodox bishop human patriarch religious leader

Ilia II is the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church, widely regarded as one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia.

Aliases (1)

ილია II ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox bishop → human → patriarch → religious leader →
advocatedFor	peaceful resolution of conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia →
birthName	Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili NERFINISHED →
consecration	consecrated as bishop of Batumi and Shemokmedi →
countryOfCitizenship	Georgia →
dateOfBirth	1933-01-04 →
describedAs	one of the most influential religious figures in modern Georgia →
educatedAt	Moscow Theological Academy → Tbilisi Theological Seminary →
electedAs	Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia →
electionLocation	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral →
ethnicGroup	Georgians →
fieldOfWork	church leadership → ecumenism → theology →
hasParticularDevotionTo	Theotokos →
hasTitle	His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia →
honorificPrefix	His Holiness and Beatitude →
influenced	religious life in post-Soviet Georgia →
knownFor	high public trust and popularity in Georgia → mediation in political crises in Georgia → revival of the Georgian Orthodox Church after Soviet rule →
languageSpoken	Georgian → Russian →
memberOf	Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church →
name	Ilia II →
nativeName	ილია II →
nativeNameLanguage	ka →
notableWork	sermons and pastoral letters to the Georgian nation →
opposedTo	legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Georgia →
ordination	ordained priest in the Georgian Orthodox Church →
participatedIn	World Council of Churches activities →
placeOfBirth	Russian SFSR NERFINISHED → Soviet Union NERFINISHED → Vladikavkaz →
positionHeld	Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi → Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia →
predecessor	David V of Georgia (patriarch) →
previousPositionHeld	Bishop of Batumi and Shemokmedi → Metropolitan of Sukhumi and Abkhazia →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy → Georgian Orthodox Church →
residence	Patriarchal Palace in Tbilisi → Tbilisi NERFINISHED →
sexOrGender	male →
startTimeOfPosition	1977-12-25 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Georgian Orthodox Church →	currentLeader
Ilia II →	name
Ilia II ("ილია II") →	nativeName